Apple Releases Boot Camp 1.2

kkapoor · Mar 28, 2007, 04:20 PM

http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/

Changes in Boot Camp 1.2 beta

Boot Camp 1.2 beta contains several updates and is intended for all new and previous Boot Camp beta users.

Boot Camp 1.2 beta includes:

* Support for Windows Vista (32-bit)
* Updated drivers, including but not limited to trackpad, AppleTime (synch), audio, graphics, modem, iSight camera
* Support the Apple Remote (works with iTunes and Windows Media Player)
* A Windows system tray icon for easy access to Boot Camp information and actions
* Improved keyboard support for Korean, Chinese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Russian, and French Canadian
* Improved Windows driver installation experience
* Updated documentation and Boot Camp on-line help in Windows
* Apple Software Update (for Windows XP and Vista)

killmoms · Mar 28, 2007, 04:22 PM

Nice! And the day before my copy of Vista Ultimate shows up in the mail!

Oh Apple, you treat me so nice.

<3

Laslo Panaflex · Mar 28, 2007, 04:25 PM

Good, I could never get vista to install on my Mac Pro, it always told me there was no drive the met the requirements . . .

pknz · Mar 28, 2007, 04:26 PM

Radical. My first BootCamp update.

psychofreak · Mar 28, 2007, 04:30 PM

So what new stuff (apart from stability) could come in the final Leopard version?

Parallels/Fusion hypermix?

nateDEEZY · 04:59 PM

I'm really curious on how the update is going to work, I can't wait to get home.

I'm assuming you download it, install the assistant and just burn a new drivers cd and thats it?

Edit: Well d'uh after clicking the link at the bottom it just said exactly what i said, well kinda

MacRumors · Mar 28, 2007, 05:02 PM

Apple has posted a new version of Boot Camp today. Boot Camp 1.2 brings several updates, including Windows Vista support.

Boot Camp allows owners of Intel-based Macs to dual-boot their Macs into Windows and Mac OS X. The new version offers these features:

- Support for Windows Vista (32-bit)
- Updated drivers, including but not limited to trackpad, AppleTime (synch), audio, graphics, modem, iSight camera
- Support the Apple Remote (works with iTunes and Windows Media Player)
- A Windows system tray icon for easy access to Boot Camp information and actions
- Improved keyboard support for Korean, Chinese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Russian, and French Canadian
- Improved Windows driver installation experience
- Updated documentation and Boot Camp on-line help in Windows
- Apple Software Update (for Windows XP and Vista)

akac · Mar 28, 2007, 05:03 PM

I'd like to hear if this conflicts with BootCamp Parallels support...

Eidorian · Mar 28, 2007, 05:05 PM

Looks like you might not need to reinstall Windows to do this update.

Quote:

Updating to Boot Camp 1.2 beta
If you previously installed Boot Camp beta, you can easily update to Boot Camp 1.2 beta. You don't need to partition your hard drive again (unless you want to change its size) or reinstall your Macintosh and Windows software or documents, but it's very important to update the Boot Camp Assistant software, create a new Mac Drivers CD and install the updated software it contains onto Windows. Complete instructions are provided in the Installation and Setup Guide included with the Boot Camp 1.2 beta software.

~Shard~ · Mar 28, 2007, 05:05 PM

Nice to see, but I assume this is just a stop gap until we get a full-blown version with Leopard?

Maccus Aurelius · Mar 28, 2007, 05:06 PM

I don't see how this affects VM other than simply being more attractive. Considering the price of Parallels, this is a better option, since you get don't have to divvy up the resources for each OS.

All of the boot camp iterations were stop gaps to Leopard. Being the one app in OS X to provide the best of both worlds it requires lots of product testing. So far Bootcamp has been fantastic for me. A finished product will no doubt be simply supoib.

cwedl · Mar 28, 2007, 05:07 PM

Thats funny, I've only just downloaded 1.1.2 and installed xp! nevermind, it will do what I need it to do, rum win xp and virtual machine 2007 so I can study for my server exams!

raggedjimmi · Mar 28, 2007, 05:07 PM

Brilliant! Downloading now.

I don't know who's to blame but Bluetooth in XP just plain sucks. I have to toggle the power switch on my keyboard and repeatedly press Caps Lock to see when I'm connected. Plus no BT support on boot up? You can't even turn it on in time to "press a key to cancel scandisk".

Either way, good seeing Apple improving Bootcamp.

reckless_0001 · Mar 28, 2007, 05:08 PM

whoaa, is today October?

~Shard~ · Mar 28, 2007, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reckless_0001

whoaa, is today October?

What do you mean? What is the significance of October?

studiomusic · Mar 28, 2007, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reckless_0001

whoaa, is today October?

Exactly!
Let's see some retractions now...

reckless_0001 · Mar 28, 2007, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~Shard~

What do you mean? What is the significance of October?

An earlier report that, support for Vista in Boot Camp wouldn't be possible untill October. So, what's the weather like down in Regina?

05elstonc · 05:17 PM

October was the month DigiTimes believed Leopard would be delayed to, due to Apple's inability to get Vista to work with bootcamp. This update proves they have bootcamp working with Vista just fine.

reckless_0001 · Mar 28, 2007, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 05elstonc

October was the month DigitTimes believed Leopard would be delayed to, due to Apple's inability to get Vista to work with bootcamp. This update proves they have bootcamp working with Vista just fine.

Digitimes not DigitTimes, I know you probably didn't mean to mistype.

http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=2595

http://digitimes.com/systems/a20070322PD214.html

05elstonc · Mar 28, 2007, 05:16 PM

What is even more interesting is that Apple released this update. Why release it so early? They could have held off for Leopard's release. Not sure if it means things are moving swiftly, or if they know Leopard will be released at the tail end of their schedule and want to keep people from sending irate emails.

OwlsAndApples · Mar 28, 2007, 05:17 PM

Cool...but is there so much advantage of installing vista over XP when there is tiger already? Many of Vistas advantages over Xp can be found in Mac OS X...

mgworek · Mar 28, 2007, 05:17 PM

since when was vista not possible?

I had vista's last RC running with bootcamp months ago....

thejadedmonkey · Mar 28, 2007, 05:19 PM

Good, I've been meaning to upgrade to Vista for a while, but I've been wanting drivers first.

Modrak · Mar 28, 2007, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mgworek

since when was vista not possible?

I had vista's last RC running with bootcamp months ago....

Possible != supported.

Xapplimatic · Mar 28, 2007, 05:20 PM

OK, now that that's out of the way, we can be SURE that LEOPARD WILL BE ON TIME! lol

Mar 28, 2007, 04:20 PM	#1
kkapoor macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada	Boot Camp updated to 1.2.-Officially Supports Vista http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/ Changes in Boot Camp 1.2 beta Boot Camp 1.2 beta contains several updates and is intended for all new and previous Boot Camp beta users. Boot Camp 1.2 beta includes: * Support for Windows Vista (32-bit) * Updated drivers, including but not limited to trackpad, AppleTime (synch), audio, graphics, modem, iSight camera * Support the Apple Remote (works with iTunes and Windows Media Player) * A Windows system tray icon for easy access to Boot Camp information and actions * Improved keyboard support for Korean, Chinese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Russian, and French Canadian * Improved Windows driver installation experience * Updated documentation and Boot Camp on-line help in Windows * Apple Software Update (for Windows XP and Vista)

Mar 28, 2007, 04:22 PM	#2
killmoms macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Washington, DC	Nice! And the day before my copy of Vista Ultimate shows up in the mail! Oh Apple, you treat me so nice. <3 __________________ killmoms.com - Well, don't really. Goodbye Velocity and Yaseko, say hello to... Henrietta: 15" MacBook Pro, 2.33GHz C2D, 2GB RAM Kyoko: 8GB iPhone

Mar 28, 2007, 04:25 PM	#3
Laslo Panaflex macrumors 65816 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Kaliforniah	Good, I could never get vista to install on my Mac Pro, it always told me there was no drive the met the requirements . . . __________________ Mac Pro 2.6ghz, 3GB RAM, ATI X1900xt

Mar 28, 2007, 04:26 PM	#4
pknz macrumors 68020 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NZ	Radical. My first BootCamp update. __________________ Liverpool FC

Mar 28, 2007, 04:56 PM	#6
nateDEEZY macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Diego, CA	I'm really curious on how the update is going to work, I can't wait to get home. I'm assuming you download it, install the assistant and just burn a new drivers cd and thats it? Edit: Well d'uh after clicking the link at the bottom it just said exactly what i said, well kinda __________________ 17" Matte Hi-Res MBP C2D 2.6GHz-2GB-200GB \| EVGA x58 SLI-Core i7 @ 3.8GHz-6GB-Dual SLI GTX 280 Hackintosh Retired Last edited by nateDEEZY : Mar 28, 2007 at 04:59 PM. Reason: d'uh

Mar 28, 2007, 04:30 PM	#5
psychofreak Retired Join Date: May 2006 Location: London	So what new stuff (apart from stability) could come in the final Leopard version? Parallels/Fusion hypermix?

Mar 28, 2007, 05:02 PM	#7
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Apple Releases Boot Camp 1.2 Apple has posted a new version of Boot Camp today. Boot Camp 1.2 brings several updates, including Windows Vista support. Boot Camp allows owners of Intel-based Macs to dual-boot their Macs into Windows and Mac OS X. The new version offers these features: - Support for Windows Vista (32-bit) - Updated drivers, including but not limited to trackpad, AppleTime (synch), audio, graphics, modem, iSight camera - Support the Apple Remote (works with iTunes and Windows Media Player) - A Windows system tray icon for easy access to Boot Camp information and actions - Improved keyboard support for Korean, Chinese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Russian, and French Canadian - Improved Windows driver installation experience - Updated documentation and Boot Camp on-line help in Windows - Apple Software Update (for Windows XP and Vista)

Mar 28, 2007, 05:03 PM	#8
akac macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2003	I'd like to hear if this conflicts with BootCamp Parallels support...

Mar 28, 2007, 05:05 PM	#10
~Shard~ macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 1123.6536.5321	Nice to see, but I assume this is just a stop gap until we get a full-blown version with Leopard? __________________ My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants. - J. Brotherton

Mar 28, 2007, 05:06 PM	#11
Maccus Aurelius macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY	I don't see how this affects VM other than simply being more attractive. Considering the price of Parallels, this is a better option, since you get don't have to divvy up the resources for each OS. All of the boot camp iterations were stop gaps to Leopard. Being the one app in OS X to provide the best of both worlds it requires lots of product testing. So far Bootcamp has been fantastic for me. A finished product will no doubt be simply supoib.

Mar 28, 2007, 05:07 PM	#12
cwedl macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: London, United Kingdom	Thats funny, I've only just downloaded 1.1.2 and installed xp! nevermind, it will do what I need it to do, rum win xp and virtual machine 2007 so I can study for my server exams! __________________ iMac 24", TV, iPhone 3G 8Gb, Mobile Me, 120Gb iPod Classic, 3rd Gen iPod Shuffle, Time Capsule, Airport Express (N).

Mar 28, 2007, 05:07 PM	#13
raggedjimmi macrumors 604 Join Date: Jan 2005	Brilliant! Downloading now. I don't know who's to blame but Bluetooth in XP just plain sucks. I have to toggle the power switch on my keyboard and repeatedly press Caps Lock to see when I'm connected. Plus no BT support on boot up? You can't even turn it on in time to "press a key to cancel scandisk". Either way, good seeing Apple improving Bootcamp. __________________ www.bossbaddie.com

Mar 28, 2007, 05:08 PM	#14
reckless_0001 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Canada	whoaa, is today October?

Mar 28, 2007, 05:13 PM	#18
05elstonc macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Miami	October was the month DigiTimes believed Leopard would be delayed to, due to Apple's inability to get Vista to work with bootcamp. This update proves they have bootcamp working with Vista just fine. Last edited by 05elstonc : Mar 28, 2007 at 05:17 PM. Reason: Spelling

Mar 28, 2007, 05:16 PM	#20
05elstonc macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Miami	What is even more interesting is that Apple released this update. Why release it so early? They could have held off for Leopard's release. Not sure if it means things are moving swiftly, or if they know Leopard will be released at the tail end of their schedule and want to keep people from sending irate emails.

Mar 28, 2007, 05:17 PM	#21
OwlsAndApples macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: UK	Cool...but is there so much advantage of installing vista over XP when there is tiger already? Many of Vistas advantages over Xp can be found in Mac OS X... __________________ Cyber Nations, A nation simulation game

Mar 28, 2007, 05:17 PM	#22
mgworek macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2006	since when was vista not possible? I had vista's last RC running with bootcamp months ago....

Mar 28, 2007, 05:19 PM	#23
thejadedmonkey macrumors 68040 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pa	Good, I've been meaning to upgrade to Vista for a while, but I've been wanting drivers first. __________________ Mac Mini G4 • MacBook Pro • iPod Nano "Good judgement comes from experience, experience comes from bad judgement. - Mark Twain

Mar 28, 2007, 05:20 PM	#25
Xapplimatic macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: California	Goody goody gumdrops OK, now that that's out of the way, we can be SURE that LEOPARD WILL BE ON TIME! lol __________________ -Xapplimatic

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